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ANNEXURE I
PUNJAB GRAMIN BANK
( Sponsored by Govt. of India, Govt of Punjab & PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK)
HEAD OFFICE, JALANDHAR ROAD, KAPURTHALA--144601,
PUNJAB Ph.No.01822 – 501874 , 501873
Fax : (01822-233274 Website : www.pgbho.com E-mail Address : pgbrecrt@gmail.com
Punjab Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Junior
Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) who have appeared at the Common
Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.
Payment of Application Fees 17-05-2013 to 31-05-2013
Opening date for Online Registration 17-05-2013
Last Date for Online Registration 31-05-2013
DETAILS OF VACANCIES:
Sr.
No Post/Cadre SC ST OB
C
General TOTAL
Out of Which
PWD
(Out of Which)
EXS
VI HI OC
1 Officer Scale-I 5 5 5 15 30 - - 1 -
2 Office Assistant (Multipurpose) 15* - 6* 29 50 - 2* 2* 25*
* Total vacancies under SC/OBC/EXS/PWD are subject to 50% of Total vacancies (i.e. 50% of 50 vacancies = 25
taken together), as per GOI Guidelines i.e. Total 25 vacancies (maximum) shall be reserved for SC/OBC/EXS/PWD
categories only.
NOTE : The total number of vacancies and also the number of reserved vacancies are provisional and may
vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.
Abbreviations stand for :
SC Scheduled Caste GEN General Category HI Hearing Impaired
ST Scheduled Tribe PWD Persons with
Disability OC Orthopedically Challenged
OBC Other Backward
Classes VI Visually Impaired EXS Ex-Serviceman
PAY SCALE & EMOLUMENTS :
Post PAY SCALE
Officer JM Scale – I 14500-600/7, 18700-700/2, 20100-800/7, 25700.
Office Assistant 7200-400/3, 8400-500/3, 9900-600/4, 12300-700/7,
17200-1300/1, 18500-800/1, 19300.
Officer JM Scale – I: At present the total starting emoluments are approx. Rs 27078/- per month inclusive of
DA & HRA at the current rate.
Office Assistant (Multipurpose): At present the total starting emoluments are approx. Rs 14980/- per month
inclusive of DA & HRA at the current rate.
NOTE: Other allowances & perquisites will be admissible as per the rules of the Bank.
PROBATION PERIOD:
Designation Probation Period
Officer JM Scale – I 2 Years
Office Assistant (Multipurpose) 1 Year
Note: It is clarified that Persons with Disabilities will have to work in Branches/Offices which have posts
identified by the Bank as suitable for them.2
Candidates belonging to Reserved Category, including Persons with Disabilities, for which no reservation has
been announced, are free to apply for vacancies announced for Unreserved category provided they fulfill the
eligibility criteria laid down for Unreserved category.
The number of vacancies in UR category and also the number of reserved vacancies are provisional and may
vary according to actual requirements of the Bank.
1 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: NATIONALITY/ CITIZENSHIP:
(a) A candidate must be either i) a Citizen of India or ii) a subject of Nepal or iii) subject of Bhutan or
iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of
permanently settling in India or v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan,
Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania
(formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the
intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii),
(iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by
the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be
admitted to the Group Discussion/ Interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer
of appointment may be given only after the Government of India has issued the necessary eligibility
certificate to him/her.
(b) For Officer Junior Management Scale I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Candidate must be willing
to work in the operational area of the Bank and have knowledge of local language i.e. Punjabi.
2 Age (As on 01-06-2012)
For Officer Scale- I Above 18 years - Below 28 years
For Office Assistant Between 18 years and 28 years
The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.
Sr.
No.
Category Age relaxation
1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years
2 Other Backward Classes 3 years
3 Persons With Disability 10 years
4 a. Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen (for the post of Office Assistants)
actual period of service rendered in the
defence forces + 3 years (8 years for
Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to
SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit
of 50 years
4 b. In the case of Ex- servicemen commissioned
officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have
rendered at least 5 years military service and
have been released on completion of
assignment (including those whose assignment
is due to be completed within the next one year
from the last date for receipt of application)
other than by way of dismissal or discharge on
account of misconduct or inefficiency or on
account of physical disability attributable to
military service or on invalidment, subject to
ceiling as per Government guidelines
(for the post of Officers)
5 years3
5 Widows, Divorced women and women legally
separated from their husbands who have not
remarried
(only for the post of Office
Assistants)
9 years
6 Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir
Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir
during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89
5 years
7 Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years
NOTE:
(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt. of India guidelines.
(ii) In case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of the above
categories the age relaxation will be available on a cumulative basis with any one of the
remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above.
(iii) Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit copies of necessary certificate(s)
at the time of Interview.
(iv) Ex-Servicemen candidates who have already secured employment under the Central
Government in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ will be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as prescribed
for Ex-Servicemen for securing another employment in a higher grade or cadre in Group ‘C’/
‘D’ under the Central Government. However, such candidates will not be eligible for the
benefit of reservation for Ex-Servicemen in Central Government jobs.
(v) An Ex-Servicemen who has once joined a Government job on civil side after availing of the
benefits given to him as an Ex-Servicemen for his reemployment, his Ex-Servicemen status
for the purpose of the reemployment in Government ceases.
3 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE (as on 01-06-2012)
Post Educational Qualification Experience
Office Assistant
(Multipurpose)
(i) Bachelor Degree or its equivalent of a recognized University in
any discipline;
(ii)(a) Essential: Proficiency in Local Language i.e. Punjabi and
must have passed “Punjabi” as one of the subjects
at Matriculation/10th Standard.
(b) Desirable : Knowledge of Computer skills
* please see the note below
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Officer JM
Scale-I
(i) Bachelor degree of a recognised University in any discipline
or its equivalent. Preference will be given to the candidates
having Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal
Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering,
Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation,
Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and
Accountancy.
(ii) Essential : Proficiency in Local Language i.e. Punjabi and
must have passed “Punjabi” as one of the subjects at
Matriculation/10th Standard
(iii) Computer knowledge or awareness will be an added
qualification.
* please see the note below
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Note:
A) 1. All educational qualifications should be from a recognised university/ Board
2. The result of the qualifying examination, i.e. Graduation or equivalent to graduation, as the case
may be, should have been announced by the University on or before 01.06.2012.
3. Candidates should have obtained the specified Total Weighted Standard Score as well as score in
each test in the RRBs- Common Written Examination conducted in September 2012. 4
B) For Officer JM Scale–I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Language Proficiency
* - Candidates are required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the Punjab State and must
have passed Punjabi as one of the subjects at Matriculation/10th Standard.
4 PRE-REQUISITE QUALIFICATION
Candidates who have been declared qualified in the RRBs-Common Written Examination conducted by
IBPS in September 2012 should have obtained the following scores as given below.
For Office Assistant
Name of the Test Qualifying Standard Score
SC/ ST/ SC-PWD/
ST-PWD/ SCEXS/ ST-EXS
OBC/ GEN/ OBC-PWD/
GEN-PWD/ OBC-EXS/
GEN-EXS
Reasoning 17 & above 19 & above
Numerical Ability 17 & above 19 & above
General Awareness 17 & above 19 & above
English Language or Hindi Language 17 & above 19 & above
Computer Knowledge 17 & above 19 & above
Cutoffs on Total Weighted Standard
Score 89 & above 95 & above
For Officer Scale-I
Name of the Test Qualifying Standard Score
SC/ ST/ SC-PWD/
ST-PWD
OBC/ GEN/ OBC-PWD/
GEN-PWD
Reasoning 17 & above 19 & above
Quantitative Aptitude 17 & above 19 & above
General Awareness 17 & above 19 & above
English Language or Hindi Language 17 & above 19 & above
Computer Knowledge 17 & above 19 & above
Cutoffs on Total Weighted Standard
Score
97 & above 103 & above
5 APPLICATION FEE (INCLUDING POSTAGE/ INTIMATION CHARGES) (NON-REFUNDABLE) :
Officer Scale I
- Rs. 20/-for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs.100/- for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 20/-for SC/ST/PWD/EXS candidates.
- Rs.100/- for all others
Payment of Fee:- There are Two Challans available on our web site (Bank’s Website) for all categories,
details of which are as follows :
OfficerJM Scale – I PUNJAB GRAMIN BANK - Challan No. 01
OR
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK – Challan No. 02 Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
(a) Candidates should download printout of one of the above Challan Form (as applicable to them for
the post applied for) from the website of Bank www.pgbho.com
(b) After filling up the required information on the Challan Form, they should make payment of the fee
applicable to them in any branch of Punjab Gramin Bank OR Punjab National Bank for credit
of account mentioned hereunder:.5
Bank Name & Account No. Name of Account
Punjab Gramin Bank
A/c No- 85012100058408.
OR
Punjab National Bank
A/c No-0258002100039666.
P G B Recruitment Account
NOTE:
(i) The payment towards application fee can be made through CBS from any of the Branches of the
RRB or Punjab National Bank in the respective Account.
(ii) The payment towards application fee through CBS can be made between 17-05-2013 and 31-05-
2013.
(iii) The CBS fee payment challan contains two parts. The first part will be retained by the Branch.
The candidate’s copy of the fee payment challan must be retained with the candidate after the
necessary details such as Transaction ID, Branch Code etc. are filled in by the bank official.
(iv) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fee once paid will NOT be
refunded under any circumstances nor can it be held in reserve for any other future selection
process.
6 . THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE TO SC/ST/OBC/PWD
CANDIDATES IS AS UNDER:
(a) For SC/ST/OBC:
District Magistrate/Additional Dist Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Dy.
Commissioner/Dy.Collector/First Class Stipendary Magistrate/Sub-Division Magistrate/ Taluka
Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner/ Chief Presidency
Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate/ Revenue Officer not
below the rank of Tahsildar/Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his/her
family normally resides.
(b)For Persons with Disabilities:
Authorised Certifying Authority will be Medical Board at the District level. The Medical Board
consists of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and a member
who is a specialist in Orthopaedics, ENT or Ophthalmology, as the case may be,
7. SELECTION PROCEDURE:
· For Officer Scale-I (General Officer):- Selection will be made on the basis of performance in
RRBs- Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and Personal
Interview. Merit list of the candidates for final selection based on Total Weighted Standard Scores
(TWSS) obtained by them in CWE of IBPS and Personal Interview will be prepared in descending
order under each SC/ST/OBC/UR category.
· For Office Assistant (Multipurpose):- Selection will be made on the basis of performance in
RRBs- Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and Personal
Interview. Merit list of the candidates for final selection based on Total Weighted Standard Scores
(TWSS) obtained by them in CWE of IBPS and Personal Interview will be prepared in descending
order under each SC/ST/OBC/UR category.
8. PERSONAL INTERVIEW:
Depending on the number of vacancies, Bank will call from among who have applied to bank, the
number, equivalent to three times the number of vacancies short-listed based on their Total Weighted
Standard Scores (TWSS). Remaining applicants, if any will not receive an interview call from the
Bank.
The total marks for Interview will be 30. 6
9. INTERVIEW CENTRES:
The Interview will be held at the Kapurthala centre and the complete address of the venue will be
advised in the call letters. The address of the venues will also be displayed in the Bank’s website one
week before the dates for commencement of Interviews.
Note: Bank reserves the right to cancel the centre and/or add some other centres, depending upon the
response, administrative feasibility, etc. Bank also reserves the right to allot the candidate to
any of the centres other than the one he/she has opted for.
10. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(a) Before applying for any of the mentioned post, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the
eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. Decision of the Bank in all matters
regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which scrutiny of such eligibility is to be
undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose of the conduct of interview, selection and
any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No
correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank on this behalf.
Mere admission to the Written Test and/ or passing the test and being invited by the Bank for the
Interview shall not imply that the Bank has been satisfied beyond doubt about the candidate’s
eligibility. Candidates who do not satisfy the eligibility criteria and who do not produce the
photocopies as well as the originals of all the documents required to be submitted and as advised in
this notification as well as in the Interview call letter, for any reason, whatsoever, shall not be
permitted to participate in the Interview, even though they may have obtained the desired level of
score in the Written examination and have been called for interview.
In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms
and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information/certificate/documents or has
suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these
shortcomings is/are detected even after appointment, his/her services are liable to be terminated.
(b) Candidates belonging to OBCs but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the
benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as “UR” or “UR Persons with
Disabilities’ as applicable. OBC Certificates in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and
issued by the Competent Authority inter alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong
to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservations for OBCs in Civil
Posts and Services under Govt. of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER’ clause based on income
issued recently (i.e., issued on or after 01.06.2012 should be submitted at the time ofInterview.
In OBC Category the appointment will be provisional and will be subject to the community
certificate being verified through the proper channel. If the verification reveals that the claim of the
candidate to belong to Other Backward Classes or not to belong to creamy layer is false, his/her
services will be terminated forthwith without assigning any further reasons and without prejudice to
such further action as may be taken under the provisions of Indian Penal Code for production of
false certificate.
(c) Persons with Disabilities claiming the benefit of reservations/age relaxation should possess Medical
Certificate as specified in the Disabilities Act of 1995 in support of their disability.
(d) Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including banks) should send their
application through proper channel and produce a "No Objection Certificate" from their employer
at the time of Interview, in the absence of which their candidature may not be considered.
(e) The candidates will have to appear for interview at their own expenses. The Bank will not be
responsible for any injury/ losses, etc of any nature during their travel time.7
(f) Only candidate willing to serve anywhere in the operational area of the bank should apply.
(g) Any request for change of address will not be entertained.
(h) Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the
Courts situated at Kapurthala, Punjab.
(i) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English, English
version will prevail.
(j) No candidate is permitted to use calculator, telephones of any kind, pagers or any such other
instruments during the selection process.
(k) The Bank may at its discretion hold a second stage/ conduct Supplementary process wherever
necessary in respect of a centre/venue/specific post of a candidate(s).
(l) Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit as per the
requirement of the Bank. Such appointment will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of
the Bank.
(m) All Candidates must submit the photo copies of the prescribed certificates in support of their
educational qualification, experience, date of birth, caste, etc. The candidates belonging to
SC/ST/OBC/Persons with Disabilities Category are required to submit an attested copy of their
caste certificate/certificate of handicap issued by the competent authority, in addition to other
certificates as specified above. Candidates will also have to produce original caste
certificate/relevant certificates at the time of Interview, failing which his/her candidature will be
cancelled. An Ex-serviceman candidate has to enclose a copy of the discharge certificate,
retirement/pension order and documentary proof of rank last held.
(n) A recent, recognizable passport size photograph should be firmly pasted on the computer generated
application form and should be signed across by the candidate. Three copies of the same
photograph should be retained for use at the time of interview. Candidates are advised not to
change their appearance till the recruitment process is complete. Failure to produce the same
photograph at the time of the interview may lead to disqualification.
Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:
Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are
false, tampered, fabricated or should not suppress any material information while filling up the
application form.
At the time of interview, if a candidate is(or has been) found guilty of
(i) using unfair means during the selection process
or
(ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person
or
(iii) misbehaving in the interview venue or taking away any documents from the venue
or
(iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature by
selection or
(v) obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means. 8
Such a candidate, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution,
shall be liable to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any
recruitment conducted by Bank.
11. HOW TO APPLY
(i) Candidates are required to apply online through Bank’s website www.pgbho.com between 17-
05-2013 and 31-05-2013. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
(ii) Candidates should ensure that their personal email ID (as specified in the online application form
while applying for RRBs- Common Written Examination CWE conducted in September 2012) is
kept active during the currency of a recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for Interview etc.
to the registered e-mail ID.
(iii) Applicants are first required to go to the Bank’s website www.pgbho.com and click on the link
“Recruitment/ Careers”.
(iv) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification.
· The candidate should take a printout of the relevant fee payment challan.
· Fill in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.
· Candidates can pay application fees in any of the branches of the Punjab Gramin Bank OR
Punjab National Bank only.
· Go to the nearest Punjab Gramin Bank OR Punjab National Bank Branch with the relevant
Fee payment Challan and pay, in Cash, the appropriate Application Fee (Including
Postage/Intimation Charges) in any of the following CBS Account Nos
Bank Name & Account No. Name of Account
Punjab Gramin Bank
A/c No- 85012100058408.
OR
Punjab National Bank
A/c No-0258002100039666.
P G B Recruitment Account
Candidates may find out the required branch address from the Bank’s website.
The details of fee (Including Postage/Intimation Charges) to be paid is indicated below:
Officer (Scale I)
- Rs. 20/-for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs.100/-for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 20/-for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- Rs.100/-for all others
(v) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly
authenticated by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & code No, (b) Transaction id/Scroll
number (c) Date of Deposit & amount filled by the Branch Official.
(vi) Candidates are now ready to Apply Online by re-visiting the Recruitment Link on the Bank’s
website www.pgbho.com. All the fields in the online Application format should be filled up
carefully.
(vii) Carefully fill in the details such as fee payment details from the CBS Challan in the Online
Application Form, scores obtained in stipulated CWE etc. at the appropriate places.
(viii) Original fee payment receipt i.e CBS challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter
at the time of Interview. Without original CBS challan the candidate will not be allowed to 9
appear in the Interview. Candidates are also advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment
challan with them.
(ix) The name of the candidate or his/her father/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the
application as it appears in the certificates/marksheets. Any change / alteration found may
disqualify the candidature.
(x) CANDIDATES SHOULD NOT SUBMIT A PRINTOUT OF THE APPLICATION / FEE
PAYMENT RECEIPT (CBS challan) TO THE BANK AT THIS STAGE.
(xi) Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying. No other mode of
application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such applications would be rejected.
(xii) The Application printout along with the fee payment receipt and required copies of documents
should be kept ready for submission if shortlisted for Interview.
The applicant should sign and affix his/her photograph on such printout of application and keep
the same ready for submission if selected for Interview along with copies of required
documents mentioned below:
1. Original fee payment receipt (CBS challan)
2. Printout of the online application submitted.
3. Printout of IBPS Scores for the stipulated examination.
4. 10th standard examination Mark sheet in support of local language (i.e.
Punjabi).
5. Attested copy of School leaving certificate or any other document as proof of age acceptable
to the Bank.
6. Attested copies of Mark sheets / certificates in support of Educational Qualification;
7. Attested copy of certificate of Computer Course, as applicable;
8. Caste / PWD/EXS & any other related certificate as applicable.
9. Photo identity proof.
10. Any other relevant document
If selected for interview, candidates serving in Government / Public Sector Undertakings
(including Banks & Financial Institutions) will be required to submit their applications
accompanied by a “No Objection Certificate” from their employer, in the absence of which their
candidature will not be considered.
(xiii) EXECUTION OF BOND WITH SURETY
Candidates are advised to note that if selected, they will be required to execute a bond with
surety for serving the Bank for a specified period, as below. In the case he/ she resigns from or
leaves/ abandons the service and / or neglects in performance of the duty assigned to him / her
leading to termination of his/ her service as per rules/ regulations by the Employer-Bank before
specified period for all losses, costs, charges and expenses he/ she will indemnify the bank upto
the extent of bond amount. Selected candidates shall execute the indemnity bond before joining
the Bank for the amount mentioned below.
Cadre/ Post Amount of Bond Period
Officer Jr. Management Scale I 1.00 lacs 2 years
Office Assistant (MP) 0.60 lacs 1 year
It is for the candidate to ensure that he / she has met with the eligibility criteria and complied
with the requirements and adhered to the instructions contained in this advertisement as well as
in the application form. Candidates are, therefore, urged to carefully read the advertisement
and complete the application form and submit the same as per instructions given in this regard.
12. CALL LETTERS FOR THE INTERVIEW10
All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by the candidates
in their application form and will be sent through E-mail and also by post/ courier.
Candidate has to affix his/her photograph on the call letter. Candidate has to bring this call letter along
with original fee payment receipt and requisite enclosures while attending the Interview without which
they will not be allowed to take up the Interview.
Candidates are advised to regularly check the website of the Bank www.pgbho.com for latest
updates.
General Manager
Punjab Gramin Bank
Date: 17.05.2013
Place : Kapurthala